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A pair of ducks by a lotus pond by Kobayashi Kiyochika — VisualArtsDB

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond

Kobayashi Kiyochika

1879

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 25.8 × 38.5 cm (10 3/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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Distant View of Matsuchi Hill from the Sumida River (Sumidagawa yori Matsuchiyama enkei), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"

Distant View of Matsuchi Hill from the Sumida River (Sumidagawa yori Matsuchiyama enkei), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1884

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1896

Cherry Tree

Cherry Tree

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1874

One Person, Six Expressions (Hitori rokumenso)

One Person, Six Expressions (Hitori rokumenso)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1884

Major General Odera Fighting Fiercely at the Hundred Foot Cliff in Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaisho ni Odera shosho funsen su)

Major General Odera Fighting Fiercely at the Hundred Foot Cliff in Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaisho ni Odera shosho funsen su)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895

Second Month: Matsuchi Hill in Snow at Dusk (Kisaragi, Matsuchiyama yuki no tasogare), from the series "True Views of Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho shinkei no uchi)"

Second Month: Matsuchi Hill in Snow at Dusk (Kisaragi, Matsuchiyama yuki no tasogare), from the series "True Views of Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho shinkei no uchi)"

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1896

Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō)

Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1904

Mirror of National Costumes of All Nations (Bankoku ishō kagami)

Mirror of National Costumes of All Nations (Bankoku ishō kagami)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1882

Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsucho (Hisamatsucho nite miru shukka)

Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsucho (Hisamatsucho nite miru shukka)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1885

Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei joriku shingun no zu)

Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei joriku shingun no zu)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1985

Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs

Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1904